The house that lasts forever
Written: Mar 21 '01
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Pros: Cute story
Cons: none
The Bottom Line: This is just a great cute story. My kids really enjoy it and I think yours will too.
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| Borger's Full Review: Virginia Lee Burton - The Little House: Carry Alon... |
This is a really cute book. It's great for showing your child that he should be happy with what he has and maybe what looks or seems so great really isn't.
Once there was a little house way out in the country. It was very pretty and very well built. The man who built her said that this house shall never be sold. The little house was very happy. She watched the sun rise and the sun set each day. At night she watched the moon grow from a new moon to a full moon. And when there was no moon she watched the stars. Way off in the distance she could see the lights of the city. The little house was always curious about the city and what it would be like to live there.
The little house loved to watch the seasons. In the spring she waited for the birds to return and the grass to turn green. In the summer she watched the flowers grow and the apples ripen and she loved to watch the children play. In the fall she watched the leaves change color and the apples being picked and the kids going to school. And in the winter when everything was covered in snow she watched the kids skating and playing. Year after year this is how it went for the little house. But it seemed like the lights of the city were getting closer and brighter.
One day all kinds of machinery were working all around the little house. Before she knew it there was a road going around her to the city. Houses were being built all around her. Now there were lots of cars going back and forth to the city.
Soon more houses were being built. Apartment buildings, schools, stores and more were completely surrounding the little house. Now the little house was in the city. No one wanted to live in her and since she couldn't be sold she just stayed there and watched.
Now it was not quiet and peaceful at night. The city lights were shining all around her. She really missed the daisies and the apple trees.
After awhile, trolley cars were made and were going back and forth in front of her. Next an elevated train was built in front of her. Now the air was filled with dust and smoke and the noise so loud it shook the house. She could no longer tell when spring, summer, fall or winter came.
Next they built a subway under the little house, she couldn't see it but she could feel it. Then they tore down all the houses and apartments around the little house and built 25 story buildings on both sides of her. Now the little house only saw the sun at noon and she never saw the moon or the stars. She was very sad and lonely. She was starting to look bad too.
One day the great great granddaughter of the man who built the house happened to walk by. She said to her husband that that house looks just like the house my grandmother lived in, only it was way out in the country. They found out that it was that house and they had it moved. They found the perfect place for her on a little hill in the middle of the field with lots of apple trees. The house was all fixed up and once again she was happy. Never again would she be curious about the city.
This book has 40 pages and some great pictures. It has also received the Caldecott Award.
Recommended:
Yes
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Location: Ohio
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